Equipment

Transcourt promotes Mike Trianos

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Transcourt Tank Leasing has promoted Mike Trianos to the role of vice-president of fleet maintenance and procurement, effective Oct 1. He will report to president and CEO…

Michelin reveals Energy Guard test results

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Michelin says independent testing by Mesilla Valley Transportation Solutions (MVTS) has validated its Energy Guard system coupled with X One wide-base single tires, saving 17.01 gallons of…

New electric truck start-up launched

PULASKI, Va. – A former Volvo executive has launched an electric truck start-up. Patrick Collignon, former chief operating officer for Volvo Trucks in North and South America has started Trova…

ECONOMIC WATCH: Class 8 orders hit nine-month high

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 orders hit a nine-month high in July, according to the latest data from ACT Research. “Despite the economy still operating well-below pre-pandemic levels, freight rates…

DTNA president Roger Nielsen on electric vehicles, truck production and social justice

PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is now producing trucks at pre-pandemic levels, is growing its electric vehicle fleet, and will be more vocal in support of social…

Eaton provides new PTO wet kit packages

Eaton has released new wet kit packages for end dump applications to support the Bezares line of power takeoff (PTO) units, that fit the Eaton Fuller and Eaton Cummins Endurant…

ECONOMIC WATCH: Fleets’ ‘renewed confidence’ reflected in trailer orders

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – U.S. trailer orders reached their highest level of the year in July, at 19,300 units, according to FTR. July order activity was up 33% from June and…

New SelecTrucks dealership opens in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG, Man. – SelecTrucks has opened a new dealership in Winnipeg. It’s the fourth SelecTrucks location to open this year, and the second in Canada. The new Winnipeg dealership is…

Hendrickson acquires Stemco business units

WOODRIDGE, Ill. – Hendrickson has announced its acquisition of the Motor Wheel Brake Drum and Crewson slack adjuster businesses from Stemco. Both operations will be run as a division of…

Truck wheel appearance matters

The condition of a commercial vehicle’s wheels says a lot about the condition of the vehicle itself. Rust-streaked steel wheels often signal poor maintenance practices, while a shiny finish points…

Does eliminating rivets and lightweighting a trailer improve mileage?

MONTREAL, Que. — Looking to reduce fuel consumption, a carrier orders in some trailers that weigh less, and which have no external rivets. Good choices, it would seem, as less…

‘A good trailer is not cheap and a cheap trailer is not good’

It’s good to be in the trailer business right now. ACT Research said the third quarter of 2018 posted the strongest monthly net order volume ever with more than 58,000…

Tires are getting smarter

Is your tire management program keeping pace?

Navistar moving e-mobility operations to new facility

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. – Navistar has announced it will move its NEXT eMobility Solutions business unit to a new facility in Rochester Hills, Mich. The 19,000 sq.-ft. facility is about…

Tremcar appoints a new sales rep

SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Que. – Tremcar has hired Andre Belanger as sales, parts and service representative for its subsidiary Asybco, the company announced this week. Belanger will be responsible for the sales…